background: elder abuse and neglect (ean) comprises emotional, financial, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect by other individuals, and self-neglect. elder abuse and neglect in seniors with psychiatric morbidity was not monitored in the czech republic at all, despite the literature shows mental morbidity as one of the important risk factor for developing elder abuse and neglect. methods: we des...

This study assessed the influence of caregiver characteristics on perceived elder impairment, caregiver burden, and caregiver strain in a study of 292 dementia caregivers in Iowa. Hierarchical regression analyses evaluated caregiver characteristics as predictors of perceived elder impairment, caregiver strain, and caregiver burden. Caregiver characteristics played little role in predicting perc...

Elder abuse, also called elder mistreatment or elder maltreatment, includes psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect (caregiver neglect and self-neglect), and financial exploitation. Evidence suggests that 1 out of 10 older adults experiences some form of elder abuse, and only a fraction of cases are actually reported to social services agencies. At the same time, elder abuse is indep...

This article is based on the lecture for the 2014 American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award. Elder abuse is a global public health and human rights problem. Evidence suggests that elder abuse is prevalent, predictable, costly, and sometimes fatal. This review will highlight the global epidemiology of elder abuse in terms of its prevalence, r...

Elder abuse is a pervasive phenomenon around the world with devastating effects on the victims. Although it is not a new phenomenon, interest in examining elder abuse is relatively new. This paper aims to provide an overview of the aetiological theories and measures of elder abuse. The paper briefly reviews theories to explain causes of elder abuse and then discusses the most commonly used meas...

CONTEXT Both elder self-neglect and abuse have become increasingly prominent public health issues. The association of either elder self-neglect or abuse with mortality remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of elder self-neglect or abuse reported to social services agencies with all-cause mortality among a community-dwelling elderly population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPA...

This paper presents an autobiographical and biographical historical account of the genesis, evolution and resolution of the Elder Problem. It begins with John W. Elder and his autobiographical story leading to his groundbreaking work on natural convection at Cambridge in the 1960’s. His seminal work published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics in 1967 became the basis for the modern benchmark of...

I a scenario very similar to other forms of abuse (e.g., child abuse), elder abuse has changed from a subject rarely discussed to a national dilemma that gains media headlines. The exposure of elder abuse also has led researchers to take greater interest in this topic. Researchers have investigated elder abuse with regard to defining the problem, identifying victims, identifying abusers, and de...